Effects of urbanization on flowering phenology in the metropolitan phoenix region of USA: Findings from herbarium records

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 440-444

  Neil, Kaesha L ^a   Landrum, Leslie ^a   Wu, Jianguo ^a,b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arid; Desert; Flowering phenology; Herbarium records; Historical; Urban

Indexed keywords

ARID REGION; BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; DESERT; ECOSYSTEM APPROACH; HERBARIUM; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; METROPOLITAN AREA; PHENOLOGY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; URBANIZATION;

ARIZONA; PHOENIX; UNITED STATES;

EID: 74649085500     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2009.10.010     Document Type: Article

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